Welcome to AIRAILIMAGES AIR TANKERS and AERIAL FIREFIGHTING page:

Air tankers are aircraft used to fight wildfires. Surplus World War II bombers from the 1950s into the early 2000s, and newer aircraft since then, perform a vital protection service each fire season. 

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For a detailed and well-illustrated history of air tanker aircraft, you can order the Videobook "Fire Bombers In Action", complete with DVD and 144-page book, from Specialty Press or Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1580071473/?tag=airailimagesc-20

Filled with photos of air tankers dating back to tests in the 1940s, through the Golden Age of World War II bombers in the 1960s and 1970s, and into the modern era. Text, photos, and video content highlight aircraft including the rare turboprop B-17F air tanker, the Martin JRM Mars seaplane, PB4Y-2 Privateers over the years, early F7F Tigercat conversions, Canadian developments, Very Large Air Tankers (VLAT) like the DC-10 and 747, Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs), MAFFS C-130s, tanker tests, names of early tanker companies, the history and rationale of aerial firefighting, more! 

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